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- ↑ "Téma: Převrat v české filmové distribuci". MovieZone.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Marek Jeníček: příjmy Cinemartu loni vyskočily na 370 milionů - Borovan.cz". www.borovan.cz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ↑ "Filmoví distributoři za rok 2020". Kinomaniak (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ženy v běhu vydělaly 200 milionů! Producent Hoffman řekl, jak to dokázal!". Blesk.cz. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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